Comb-heater.



no. 673,0l8. Patented Apr. 30, I90l. ms. rzneusou.

coins HEATER.

- (Application filed Oct 25,1900. (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT GEORGE FERGUSON, OF LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.

COMB-HEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 673,018, dated April 30, 1901. Application filed 0ctober 25,19OO. Serial No- 34,28'7. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:-

Be it known that I, ROBERT GEORGE FER- GUSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lakewood, in the county of Ocean and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Comb-Heaters; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to comb-heaters.

Barbers and hair-dressers after washing or shampooiug the hair find considerable difficulty in drying it, and especially so where a person has an abundance of hair..

It is the object of my invention to provide a simple, durable, and comparatively inexpensive heater consisting of a water-chamber constructed to hold a comb and transmit the heat from the hot water thereto, and thus keep the comb in a heated condition corresponding to that ofthe water within the chamher, so that as the comb is drawn through the hair the latter will be thoroughly and expeditiously dried.

With this object in view the invention con-- sists in certain features of construction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a heater embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a modified form of heater, and Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, and 3 of the drawings, 1 denotes a water-chamber closed at one end and open at the other to receive a handle 2, which tightly fits within the open end and prevents the escape of water from said chamber. One side of the chamber is provided with a longitudinal groove 3, the side walls of which diverge from their top downward, so as to fit the back of combs 4 of different thicknesses and retain them in position by friction.

In theconstruction shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the water-chamber is shown closed at both ends and is provided with a longitudinal handle 6, which is secured in place as shown,

and with a fillin g-opening 7, closed by a cap 8.

The comb is inserted in the groove of the chamber and the chamber charged with hot water. In this position both chamber and comb may be submerged in the vessel containinghotwater, and after the barber or hairdresser has thoroughly cleaned or sham pooed the hair the device is removed from the ves sel and the comb run through the hair in the usual manner. The hot water within the chamber will keep the comb Warm, thus enabling the operator to more thoroughly and expeditiously dry the hair.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages of my invention will be readily understood without requiring an extended explanation.

The device is exceedingly useful for the purpose for which it is designed and may be placed upon the market at a comparatively small cost.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with the hot-water heater having a longitudinal groove provided with ROBERT GEORGE FERGUSON.

Witnesses:

OHAs. DOEBELE, J. A. VENUS. 

